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1. Netanyahu: 'No Compromise' Over Iran's Nukes

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is the "single most important issue" facing incoming President Barack Obama.

And he insisted Israel would not compromise on Iran's nuclear program.

Appearing on Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto" on Thursday, Netanyahu — who many observers believe is the leading candidate to become prime minister in the upcoming Israeli elections — discussed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and said: "In the case of Hamas and its patron Iran, they openly declare, both of them, their desire to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

"Iran is racing to produce a nuclear weapon to that end. And so, with people who want to destroy you . . . there is no compromise. What compromise could we make with them? The method of our destruction? Of course not.

"In the case of this forward base of Iran's next to our cities, ultimately that regime will have to go."

Netanyahu went on to say: "I think there is [an] issue that will be perhaps the single most important issue facing incoming President-elect Obama. And that is the decision to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, for two reasons.

"One is that they intend to use those weapons directly against us. And the second is — you can imagine what would happen to these Iranian bases on the Mediterranean, one in Gaza and one in Lebanon, with Hezbollah, if its proxy terrorists also enjoy a nuclear umbrella.

"The prospect of having a militant Islamic regime committed to Israel's destruction, a sworn enemy of the United States, having nuclear weapons, which it can give to its proxies, is something very, very frightening indeed.

"And even if it doesn't give it to its proxies, the fact that it will wield a nuclear sword over the heads of the United States, of Israel, and many other countries, is something that should give halt to anyone concerned with the peace of the world. I think this is the biggest and most fundamental challenge facing the United States and the world."

Cavuto referred to incoming Vice President Joe Biden's remark that Barack Obama could be tested in his first few weeks in office and asked Netanyahu if he agreed.

"I have no doubt that the terrorists and their patrons — or the terrorist states and their proxies — will continuously challenge the leadership of the United States," the former prime minister answered.

"But from my two conversations with President-elect Obama, I could see that he understood this threat.

"He said that he was absolutely committed to making sure that Iran would not acquire nuclear weapons. And I think this was very important."

As Newsmax reported, Netanyahu said in late 2006, "It's 1938, and Iran is Germany, and Iran is racing to arm itself with atomic bombs."

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Minister: Israel Must Prepare to Strike Iran

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:30 AM

By: Jim Meyers


Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said that his military must prepare for a strike on Iran�s nuclear facilities if diplomatic efforts to halt the program fail.

During a visit to Washington, D.C., on Monday, Ashkenazi met with Dennis Ross, the designated American envoy to the Persian Gulf, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss the Iranian issue.

Ashkenazi told Ross that Israel would not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran, and that while a diplomatic approach should be taken first, Israel must also �prepare for other possibilities,� the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported.

Ashkenazi also met during his trip to the U.S. with Gen. James Jones, President Barack Obama�s national security adviser.

The Jerusalem Post reported earlier this month that Israeli leaders are �seriously considering� a unilateral strike on Iran, likely to occur this year, to destroy its nuclear weapons facilities.

And former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nancy Soderberg, said the timetable for an Israeli strike might be moved up if Israel believed Russia was going to follow through on its pledge to supply Iran with a surface-to-air missile system that would greatly complicate an Israeli attack.

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Arab diplomat comment on attack on Iran:

http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Diplomat-Bombing-Iran-Benefits/2010/07/07/id/363938?s=al&promo_code=A3AC-1

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Senator Lieberman: US prepared to attack nuclear Iran

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